Washing-machine.



A. L. SESSIONS.

WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION r1150 OCT. 2 6, 1911.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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To all when it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT. L. SESSIONS, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Bristol, in the countyof State of Connecticut, have invented a new and {ImprovedWashing-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

Miyinvention relates to the class of devices employed clothes, fabricsand the like by mechanical means, and the "object of my invention, amongothers, is to provide a device of this class that may be readilyattached to and detached from tubs or like devices of ordinaryconstruction and that shall be simple in construction and effective inoperation.

One form of device embodying my invention and in the use of which theobjects aboveset out, as well as others, may be attained is illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in whioh- Figure 1 is a plan view of aportion of a tub showing" my improved washing appa- ,ratus attachedthereto, the driving shaft being broken ofi. I Fig. 2 is a view invertical section through the "device on a plane passing centrallythrough the agitating hood. Fig. 3 is a detail top view of the lowerbracket. Fig. 4 is a view in' elevation of the top bracket; Fig. 5 showsin detail the brackets for supporting one end of the shaft. Fig. 6 is adetail view in elevation of a modified form of agitating hood.

- Fig. 7 isa bottom view of the same.

In'fthe accompanying drawings the numeral'6 denotes a tub of ordinaryconstruction that may be supported upon standards 7, in'the deviceherein shown there being twoof these tubs separated by the usual wall orpartition 8.

In carrying out my invention 1 provide brackets which may be removablyattached to the tub, one coiiperating with'the otherto hold it in place,and these brackets having bearings and like supports for diiferent partsof the apparatus. In that embodiment of the invention shown herein thenumeral 9 denotes a bottom bracket arranged to embrace the lower edge ofa tub as shown in Fig. 2 of the'drawings, and the numeral 10 denotes atop the upper edge of the tub and to be located above the'bottom bracket9, a clamp rod 11 being suitably and projecting site bracket and securedas through a hole in the oppoby a clamp nut Specification of LettersPatent.

Hartford and for the purpose of washing* sleeve and being held thereinbeing viding bracket arranged to graspagitator with an outlet' 38controlled by a- 1s also a vent opening 40 secured to one of thebrackets rr eerie.

ALBERT L. SESSIONS, or BRISTOL, connnc'ricngr.

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12. The bottom bracket sion 13 and a bearing Patented Marital, 1916.

1 Application filed October 26, 19 11. Serial No. 656,999.

downward from the bracket. A driving shaft 15 has its bearing in the arm14; and is drlven as by means of a belt 16 from a motor 17 passlngaround a pulley 18 secured to the driving shaft 15. An eccentric 19 orsimilar device is secured "to the driving shaft 15 and operates aconnecting rod op -1' eratively engaging the eccentric at its. lower endand connected with an agitator lever21 at its upper end. This connectingrod is preferably formed in two sections 20 and 22,

the recessed section 22 containing a spring bottomof the recessand 23restingupon the 20 or the rod.

thrusting against the section The upper end of the rod is adjustablyconi nected as at 2 l with the agitator lever.

The agitator lever is on a stud 25 projecting ing from the bracket 10,and is connected with an agitator stem 27 secured to an agitating hood28. In the form of construction herein shown a sleeve29 is pivotallysecured to a socket piece 30 mounted for adjustment longitudinally onthe lever 21, the upper end pivotally supported from an arm 26 risof theagitator stem 27 extending within the as by means of a holding screw 31projecting into an annular groove, (not shown), in the upper end of saidstem, so that it may have a rotative movement within the sleeve ing heldfrom lengthwise movement therein. This agitator stem also has a spiralgroove 32 preferably formed in an enlargement whilebe therein, a pin 33projectingfrom within the bearing 34 into said groove, being suitablytending across tion it will be seen rocked the agitatOr stem will beraised and lowered, and by means of the spiral groove and pin will alsobe partially rotated in opposite directions, the connection between theupper end of said stem and the sleeve29 loose enough, to of the lever 21and lateral play of the the tub. From this construcment sleeve 29without binding upon the stem 27.

'- The agitator 28 has a diaphragm 36 proa chamber 37 in the upper endof the valve 39. There I said bearing supported by a bar 35 exg that asthe lever 21 is permit rocking movethrough the wall of the chamber 37into a vent passage ,41. A recessed projection 43 rises from the bottomof the tub and has openings 5 from within the recess to I the outsidethereof, this projection preferably removably fitting Within the tub atthe bottom thereof. The agitator and projection may be of any desirableform in cross section, as round, rectangular, or otherwise.

A shaft 46is mounted in the lateral projection 13 from the bracket 9 andalso in a lateral projection 47 from the'bracket 10,

' this shaft being driven as by means of a l shaft 52, the latterbein'gwemployed. to drive pinion 48 on the-driving shaft 15 meshing witha pinion 49 on the connecting shaft 46. The upper end of the shaft bearsa pinion 50 engaging with a pinion 51 on a cross a wringer 53 secured tothe tub, the cross shaft being suitably connected as by means 4 ofpinions 5455 with a shaft 56 of the wringer. shafts opposite thebrackets 9 and 10 are supported in brackets 57-58 that as shown The endsof the driving and cross in Fig. 5 ofthe drawings are of similarconstruction to the brackets 9 and '10, the arm 26 and lateralprojection being omitted from the upper bracket, and the lateralprojection from the lower bracket. 'In the form of agitator shown inFigs. 6 and '7 there is a projection 59 preferably extending length-.wise thereof, as particularly shown in Fig. 7.

To effectively remove the dirt from the articles the projection 43 isprovided with ribs 42 located on the outer surface of the projection, asshown in Fig. 2.

ile I have shown and described herein a preferred form of constructionemb0dy-,

ing my invention, this may be changed to greater orless extent and yetembody my idea, and I do not therefore limit my in vention to anapparatus constructed exactly as shown and described herein.

It will be noted that the beveled pinions are splined tothe shafts toaccommodate I themselves to difierent positions of the attachments whichthey are to drive, these different positions of the attachments beingcaused by differences in the size of tubs, or otherwise.

I claim 1. In combination with a tub, a pair of brackets arranged forcooperative removable attachment to the tub, the brackets each havingbearings off-set from the plane of the brackets for the reception of ashaft, a shaft mounted in said bearings, a driving shaft. mounted in oneof said brackets and positioned below said tub, a rock arm mounted inthe other bracket above the tub, and connectionsbetween vthe drivingshaft and rock arm.

2. In combination with a tub, brackets arranged for attachment to theupper and ed e of the tub, coacti'ng means upon the brackets forsecuring them together, an arm rising from the upper bracket, .a leverpivotally mounted on said arm, a connecting rod between the drivingshaft and lever, an agitator located within the tub, a connectionbetween-said lever and agitator, and

meansfor imparting reciprocating rotary movement to said agitator in thevertical reciprocating movement thereof.

4. In combination with a, tub, a pair of cooperating brackets arrangedfor removable attachment to the tub,- means for securing the brackets tothe tub, one of said brackets having an arm to support a drivsupport aconnecting shaft, another arm to ing shaft, and the other of saidbrackets having an arm to support the connecting shaft and an arm tosupport an operating lever, the operating lever pivotally mounted tosaid arm, and an agitator located within the tub and suspended from saidarm.

5. In combination with a tub, a pair of brackets secured to the upperand lower edges thereof,.a pair of extensions carried .by each bracket,fastening means associated with cooperating ones of said extensions, apower shaft journaled in one of said lower extensions, a rock armcarried by one of the upper extensions, and a connecting member betweenthe rock arm and power shaft.

ALBERT L. SESSIONS. Witnesses: I

-.'ARTHUR B. JENKINS,

E. L. STOUGHTON.

